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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Ramatu Abacha" <inforamatu@msn.com>
Reply-To: inforamatu1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:02:15 +0000
Subject: i will assist you financially as soon as i hearing positivly from you

Hello dear,

My Name is Mrs Ramatu Abacha. 62 yrs old. Senior Sister of the former
president of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha.Currently in a hospital in Saudi
Arabia for Cancer treatment. Out of communication with the rest of the world
in the past two yrs, against my doctors advice, I decided to use my computer
to send you this message after watching the Tsunani Desaster on CNN.Your
name and particulars was given to be by a British medical Doctor who treated
me here in Saudi Arabia.
I am currently in custody of a huge amount of money placed in my care by my
brother late General Sani Abacha, 5 days before he died as the President of
Nigeria. No body on earth knows about this money except me and my legal
adviser Barrister James Chaka.The money that is total 15million pounds cash
is deposited in a London.

Now that Abacha is gone, billions of dollars deposited in Banks and security
companies worldwide for him has been recovered and billions will never be
recovered by the Nigerian Government as you already know. I wanted to
surrender this money to the Nigerian Government or Abacha's family before I
die any time from now since I am not married and I have no Child, but the
current government of Obasanjo in Nigeria is more corrupt than the Abacha
government and the Abacha family is not doing the work of Allah/God with all
the money my brother left for them. After watching the Tsunani disasters on
CNN, I want to surrender this money to the Victims as born again christain.

I want to do this through a honest businessman whom is trust worthy, to
disburns this fund to this victims. I will be ready to offer you %30 for
this pain taking services for the glory of God and the less privilege
affected by this Tsunani disaster and the present terrorist bomb attack
recently in London.
If my appeal is okay by you, forward to me without delay your banking
information to enable me authorize my account officer to wire this fund
directly into your account. I will in respect of this humanitarian services
undertake personally every financial aspect involved in it to get it
accomplished. Send me your direct telephone number to enable my account
officer call you could there be any information he may require from you.
Let me hear from you.
Thanks
Ramatu Abacha (Mrs)

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